There are of course political winners and losers. We have been tricked into arguments over water infrastructure ownership without dealing with the current waste being pumped into our waterways. China’s interest in our water: In 2017, Infrastructure NZ led a delegation of 33 senior New Zealand public and private representatives to the UK. Infrastructure NZ comprises of the China Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the Bank of China. That ruling said Māori water rights existed and that it was up to the Crown and Māori to negotiate that.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 16, 2023 03:48 UTC